Canton of Sancerre

Canton in Centre-Val de Loire, France

Sancerre

Canton

Country| France
Region| Centre-Val de Loire
Department| Cher
No. of communes| 36
Seat| Sancerre

Area

| 687.99 km2 (265.63 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

| 18,143
• Density| 26/km2 (70/sq mi)
INSEE code| 18 16

The Canton of Sancerre is a canton situated in the Cher département and is in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

## Geography

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An area of farming and winegrowing in the valley of the river Loire, in the northeastern part of the arrondissement of Bourges centred on the town of Sancerre. The altitude varies from 139m at Bannay to 392m at Sens-Beaujeu, with an average altitude of 219m.

## Composition

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At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 18 to 36 communes:[2]

* Assigny
* Bannay
* Barlieu
* Belleville-sur-Loire
* Boulleret
* Bué
* Concressault
* Couargues
* Crézancy-en-Sancerre
* Dampierre-en-Crot
* Feux
* Gardefort
* Jalognes
* Jars
* Léré
* Menetou-Râtel
* Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre
* Le Noyer
* Saint-Bouize
* Sainte-Gemme-en-Sancerrois
* Saint-Satur
* Sancerre
* Santranges
* Savigny-en-Sancerre
* Sens-Beaujeu
* Subligny
* Sury-en-Vaux
* Sury-ès-Bois
* Sury-près-Léré
* Thauvenay
* Thou
* Vailly-sur-Sauldre
* Veaugues
* Verdigny
* Villegenon
* Vinon

## Population

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Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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2013| 18,945| —
2018| 18,476| −0.50%
Source: INSEE[3][4]

## See also

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* Arrondissements of the Cher department
* Cantons of the Cher department
* Communes of the Cher department

## References

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1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
2. ^ Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher
3. ^ Populations légales 2013: 18 Cher, INSEE
4. ^ Populations légales 2018: 18 Cher, INSEE

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Cantons of the Cher department

* Aubigny-sur-Nère
* Avord
* Bourges-1
* Bourges-2
* Bourges-3
* Bourges-4
* Chârost
* Châteaumeillant
* Dun-sur-Auron
* La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
* Mehun-sur-Yèvre
* Saint-Amand-Montrond
* Saint-Doulchard
* Saint-Germain-du-Puy
* Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny
* Sancerre
* Trouy
* Vierzon-1
* Vierzon-2

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* VIAF

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* Germany

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